diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 4f7c090..4d7cee4 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -89,16 +89,14 @@
     # The create_[resource] functions only return body and discard the
     # resp part which is not used in scenario tests
 
-    def _create_port(self, network_id, client=None, namestart='port-quotatest',
-                     **kwargs):
+    def create_port(self, network_id, client=None, **kwargs):
         if not client:
             client = self.ports_client
-        name = data_utils.rand_name(namestart)
+        name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__)
         result = client.create_port(
             name=name,
             network_id=network_id,
             **kwargs)
-        self.assertIsNotNone(result, 'Unable to allocate port')
         port = result['port']
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
                         client.delete_port, port['id'])
@@ -147,8 +145,7 @@
         if vnic_type:
             ports = []
 
-            create_port_body = {'binding:vnic_type': vnic_type,
-                                'namestart': 'port-smoke'}
+            create_port_body = {'binding:vnic_type': vnic_type}
             if kwargs:
                 # Convert security group names to security group ids
                 # to pass to create_port
@@ -185,9 +182,9 @@
             for net in networks:
                 net_id = net.get('uuid', net.get('id'))
                 if 'port' not in net:
-                    port = self._create_port(network_id=net_id,
-                                             client=clients.ports_client,
-                                             **create_port_body)
+                    port = self.create_port(network_id=net_id,
+                                            client=clients.ports_client,
+                                            **create_port_body)
                     ports.append({'port': port['id']})
                 else:
                     ports.append({'port': net['port']})
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 0c3bf23..1c4e262 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         port_id = None
         if boot_with_port:
             # create a port on the network and boot with that
-            port_id = self._create_port(self.network['id'])['id']
+            port_id = self.create_port(self.network['id'])['id']
             self.ports.append({'port': port_id})
 
         server = self._create_server(self.network, port_id)